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This paper presents a case study of using Scan-to-BIM technology for evaluating the quantity and cost of a nuclear power plant during the decommissioning process. The study proposes a process for applying Scan-to-BIM in the dismantling stage and develops a BIM-based VPL (Visual Programming Language) to acquire accurate as-is databases that are crucial for nuclear power plants handling radioactive materials. The proposed process and system were applied to K-1 NPP (Nuclear Power Plant), the first nuclear power plant in Korea, and the results were compared to those obtained using the conventional method. The study found that errors in quantity evaluation using the conventional method ranged from around 10% to over 10 times, and were attributed to various causes such as outdated as-is drawings and limitations in expressing information in drawings. By using the Scan-to-BIM process and system, errors in quantity evaluation were significantly reduced, and the conventional method was found to have underestimated the dismantling cost by 20%. The findings of this study provide important insights for the efficient and accurate decommissioning of nuclear power plants, and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method and system for evaluating the quantity and cost of a nuclear power plant during the decommissioning process.
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Shin, J., Song, J. Dismantling Quantity Estimation for Nuclear Power Plant: Scan-to-BIM versus Conventional Method. KSCE J Civ Eng 28, 1607–1621 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-024-0675-6
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